In search of the neurobiological substrates for social playfulness in mammalian brains
J. Panksepp
· 2007
★ NIFPlay Rating: 10
Rating Scale
10 Rigorous play-specific science
6–9 General biological science
5 Sound play research (uncontrolled)
1–4 Less rigorous / indirect
0 Indirect but high value
Panksepp's landmark paper identifying the neural circuits that generate social play in mammals, mapping the brain regions and neurochemicals that control rough-and-tumble play.
